"Ok so what I am reading is I am going to vent the fuel pump to the flame arrestor? My fuel pump has no weep hole. It literally is upside down. Wet side of the pump is on top. I will look and see if there is a plug now that I have it off the engine.…"
"Captain John ..... Go to Carter fuel systems site .The marine pump overflow vent tube kit is # 888-74 . You will need to drill a small hole on the top of the flame arrestor for correct fit . You can also make the vent tube assembly and install .…"
"Ok Tim thanks for the info. The line from the fuel pump to the carb enters from the bottom . If I remove the fuel line fitting is the screen up inside the casting? Also do you have a picture of the flame arrestor drain you are talking about? Do you…"
"Captain John ...... The D-1290 stamp number is the casting # , just ignore that number . While you have the pump off replace the fuel filter inside the carb fuel inlet fitting . Get both fuel pumps rebuilt & both fuel filters replaced while you…"
"Update; I found Carter on one side ofvthe fuel pump casting but today after pullingbthe fuel pump I found D--1290 stamped on the other side. I hope this is a replacement number for the M-4698? Anyone seen this number before?"
"There is a short rubber hose that might havevto be removed next to the fuel pump. The flow diagram is really confusing it appearscto show thevraw and fresh water systems tied together, which obviously is not true. I think its anti freeze. How many…"
"my chris craft is not a commander but I assume this a 350 chevy engine. like Warren said it run by a push rod off the cam. you have to hold the rod up while you slip the pump in so it sits on top of the pump lever. it can be a little dificult…"
"It was over 20 years ago when I last messed with a fuel pump on a 350Q but if I recall correctly it was just a pushrod that was removable from the top. A quick review of the parts manual for the Q series confirms the pushrod rides on a special…"